Burn It All Down

The feminist sports podcast you need. Shireen Ahmed, Lindsay Gibbs, Brenda Elsey, Amira Rose Davis, and Jessica Luther break down the week in sports and culture.

http://burnitalldownpod.com

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 53m. Bisher sind 479 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 7 hours 9 minutes

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Interview: Kristin Duquette and Lacey Henderson on COVID and disability in sport


We've split our interviews off and they will publish on Thursdays as stand-alone episodes. Jessica talks with Kristin Duquette, a disability advocate and former Team USA swimmer, and Lacey Henderson, a current Paralympian and host of the podcast Picked Last In Gym Class, about their own athletic journeys, disability in sports, and COVID-19. This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist...


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 September 10, 2020  42m
 
 

Ep 170: The Wildcat Strikes and What Comes Next


We’re back! On this week’s show, Amira, Brenda, Shireen, and Jessica talk about the recent wildcat strikes in sports, our reactions to it, what’s gone down in Utah with racist owner Dell Loy Hansen, FARE’s new report about women, Black and Latinx individuals in US Soccer, and what we hope and we what we think comes next [3:10]. Then you’ll hear a preview of this week’s interview, which will drop on Thursday [22:52]...


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 September 8, 2020  50m
 
 

Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson on their book, 'Loving Sports When They Don't Love Your Back'


It's Jessica's publishing day!! In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs celebrates by interviewing Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson on their new book, "Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back: Dilemmas of the Modern Sports Fan...


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 September 1, 2020  1h2m
 
 

Hot Take: Athletes on Strike


On Thursday, August 27, 2020, Dr. Amira Rose Davis, Dr. Samantha Sheppard, and Dr. Courtney Cox discussed the athlete strike that started on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. They talked about their initial reactions when they heard that athletes were withholding their labor, the importance of seeing athletes as laborers, symbolic action/optics vs. material changes, how the WNBA was and is the blueprint for collective athlete organizing, and sports as a platform and/or as a distraction...


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 August 29, 2020  43m
 
 

Guest Episode: Past Present with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela **TW racist violence**


TW racist violence During the month of August, the Burn It All Down crew is taking a break from regular weekly Tuesday episodes. In their place, you will hear an episode of a podcast hosted by a guest of Burn It All Down. This week's episode is from the podcast Past Present co-hosted by historians Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, and Neil Young...


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 August 25, 2020  38m
 
 

Hot Take: Interview with Bridget Pettis, veteran WNBA player and coach


On July 20, 2020, Shireen interviewed former WNBA player and coach Bridget Pettis, who now dedicates her time to her non-profit, Project Roots AZ. They talk about the WNBA, former players coaching and owning teams, the importance of gardening, how to get started if you want to garden (and/or you have a black thumb like Shireen), and the importance of failing. Project Roots is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Phoenix, AZ...


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 August 20, 2020  17m
 
 

Guest Episode: No Challenges Remaining with Courtney Nguyen


During the month of August, the Burn It All Down crew is taking a break from regular weekly Tuesday episodes. In their place, you will hear an episode of a podcast hosted by a guest of Burn It All Down. This week's episode is from the tennis podcast No Challenges Remaining co-hosted by Courtney Nguyen and Ben Rothenberg...


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 August 18, 2020  1h2m
 
 

Hot Take: Interview with Dr. Kat D. Williams, author of Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez


In late July 2020, Brenda interviewed Dr. Kat D. Williams, author of the new book, "Isabel 'Lefty' Alvarez: The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star." Williams is a Professor of Women's Sport History at Marshall University, and the president and a founding member of the International Women's Baseball Center...


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 August 13, 2020  24m
 
 

Guest Episode: Social Justice in Women's Basketball with Erica L. Ayala


During the month of August, the Burn It All Down crew is taking a break from regular weekly Tuesday episodes. In their place, you will hear an episode of a show hosted by a guest of Burn It All Down. This week Erica L. Ayala brings us an episode of her YouTube series, Sports Talk. This episode is titled "Social Justice in Women's Basketball" and you hear from WNBA players Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, and Breanna Stewart...


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 August 11, 2020  48m
 
 

Hot Take: How to Watch Men's Champs League as a Feminist


Brenda and Shireen begin their hot take series on the UEFA Men's and Women's Champion's League. They discuss how to watch the men's tournament as a feminist, Messi's genius, and make predictions on the quarter finals. Bonus material: Shireen sings the Champ's League theme song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


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 August 10, 2020  19m